Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream
by Jenny Ham with pictures by Julia Kuo
Clara Lee knows that today will be a good day by the way the leaves are falling in the yard. Clara Lee (as she is called by everyone) is raking leaves with her friend, Shayna, and her little sister, Emmeline. After they rake up the leaves into three piles, they play a game, do a dance, and say a toast to the fall with apple cider. Then they jump in to the leaves. Shayna asks Clara Lee if she will try out for Little Miss Apple Pie at the Apple Blossom Festival, and Clara Lee has thought a lot about it. The Apple Blossom Festival is a big celebration in their town. There is bobbing for apples, caramel and candy apples, and plenty of other foods made with apples. There is also a parade with floats, which “very important” people get to ride on, and that is why being Little Miss Apple Pie is so important. Miss Apple Pie and Little Miss Apple Pie get to ride on a float. In order to become Miss Apple Pie, though, she will have to make a speech in front of the whole school. Last year, Clara Lee was too scared to make her speech, and she is still afraid. That night, Clara Lee dreams of the Mustache Man, who chases Clara Lee and her grandfather with bug spray. She wakes up, but after waking up her sister, Emmeline makes her feel better about her dream. The next morning, her grandfather has her tell him about her dream, and he is good at telling what dreams mean. Her grandfather tells her that what happens in the dream is change, which is “good luck.” The next day, Clara Lee starts to believe that it was a lucky dream, because good things start happening to her. She is even able to climb all the way up to the top of the rope in gym, and Clara Lee has never been able to do that before. Clara Lee tells her friend, Shayna, about her good luck, but Shayna is not certain that she believes Clara Lee. Clara Lee believes that maybe her “good luck” will hold on through the Little Miss Apple Pie speech that Thursday morning. When she signs up to do the speech, though, another girl in her class makes Clara Lee feel that she does not deserve to win as much as the girl does. Other things happen that make Clara Lee doubt that her “good luck” will last. Will Clara Lee’s luck hold out until Thursday? Will Clara Lee be able to fix the bad things that happen? Will Clara be able to be Little Miss Apple Pie and get to wear her Korean dress on the float?
by Jenny Ham with pictures by Julia Kuo
Clara Lee knows that today will be a good day by the way the leaves are falling in the yard. Clara Lee (as she is called by everyone) is raking leaves with her friend, Shayna, and her little sister, Emmeline. After they rake up the leaves into three piles, they play a game, do a dance, and say a toast to the fall with apple cider. Then they jump in to the leaves. Shayna asks Clara Lee if she will try out for Little Miss Apple Pie at the Apple Blossom Festival, and Clara Lee has thought a lot about it. The Apple Blossom Festival is a big celebration in their town. There is bobbing for apples, caramel and candy apples, and plenty of other foods made with apples. There is also a parade with floats, which “very important” people get to ride on, and that is why being Little Miss Apple Pie is so important. Miss Apple Pie and Little Miss Apple Pie get to ride on a float. In order to become Miss Apple Pie, though, she will have to make a speech in front of the whole school. Last year, Clara Lee was too scared to make her speech, and she is still afraid. That night, Clara Lee dreams of the Mustache Man, who chases Clara Lee and her grandfather with bug spray. She wakes up, but after waking up her sister, Emmeline makes her feel better about her dream. The next morning, her grandfather has her tell him about her dream, and he is good at telling what dreams mean. Her grandfather tells her that what happens in the dream is change, which is “good luck.” The next day, Clara Lee starts to believe that it was a lucky dream, because good things start happening to her. She is even able to climb all the way up to the top of the rope in gym, and Clara Lee has never been able to do that before. Clara Lee tells her friend, Shayna, about her good luck, but Shayna is not certain that she believes Clara Lee. Clara Lee believes that maybe her “good luck” will hold on through the Little Miss Apple Pie speech that Thursday morning. When she signs up to do the speech, though, another girl in her class makes Clara Lee feel that she does not deserve to win as much as the girl does. Other things happen that make Clara Lee doubt that her “good luck” will last. Will Clara Lee’s luck hold out until Thursday? Will Clara Lee be able to fix the bad things that happen? Will Clara be able to be Little Miss Apple Pie and get to wear her Korean dress on the float?
Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile
by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb
Dorothy loves to read books as a little girl, and she wants to be a librarian when she grows up. So Dorothy goes to school to learn to be a good librarian, and she reads almost all the books in the school library while she is there. She finally graduates and is ready to work in a library. Then she meets someone, falls in love, gets married, and she moves to a farm with him. Dorothy likes her garden, and her neighbors all bring her their books to share. The town has no library, though, where Dorothy can be the librarian. Then one day all of the people who like to read have a meeting. Dr. Masters tells everyone about a rolling library that the town used to have that was carried on an oxen wagon. Miss Dorothy would like to have a real library, but the town works together to buy a bookmobile to use to deliver the books around town. The people of the town also bring Dorothy books to add to books she already has for the bookmobile. Dorothy takes the books to every school, farm, post office grocery store, and parking lot. Dorothy even carries books to people’s houses when the weather is bad, and they cannot leave their houses. One day, the bookmobile slides into the river, and after a farmer on his tractor pulls the bookmobile out, Dorothy checks out a book of poetry to him. Will Dorothy ever get to be a librarian at a pretty brick library like the one she always went to as a little girl? Will other people find out all the things Dorothy has done as the town’s librarian? Will Dorothy ever find out how her books helped some of the people in her town?
by Gloria Houston and illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb
Dorothy loves to read books as a little girl, and she wants to be a librarian when she grows up. So Dorothy goes to school to learn to be a good librarian, and she reads almost all the books in the school library while she is there. She finally graduates and is ready to work in a library. Then she meets someone, falls in love, gets married, and she moves to a farm with him. Dorothy likes her garden, and her neighbors all bring her their books to share. The town has no library, though, where Dorothy can be the librarian. Then one day all of the people who like to read have a meeting. Dr. Masters tells everyone about a rolling library that the town used to have that was carried on an oxen wagon. Miss Dorothy would like to have a real library, but the town works together to buy a bookmobile to use to deliver the books around town. The people of the town also bring Dorothy books to add to books she already has for the bookmobile. Dorothy takes the books to every school, farm, post office grocery store, and parking lot. Dorothy even carries books to people’s houses when the weather is bad, and they cannot leave their houses. One day, the bookmobile slides into the river, and after a farmer on his tractor pulls the bookmobile out, Dorothy checks out a book of poetry to him. Will Dorothy ever get to be a librarian at a pretty brick library like the one she always went to as a little girl? Will other people find out all the things Dorothy has done as the town’s librarian? Will Dorothy ever find out how her books helped some of the people in her town?
Argus
by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Andrea Wesson
In Sally’s class, they are doing a science project. When the teacher hands out eggs to the students, Sally notices that her egg is different from everyone else’s. The children keep the eggs in an incubator until they hatch. All of the other students have little chicks, but Sally’s chick is green, scales, and big yellow eyes. Sally names him Argus. Every day, the students measure and weigh their chicks, and Argus grows much faster than everyone else’s chick. Argus’s drawing (by Sally) is also different than the other students’ drawings. Argus also tries to eat things that are different than the other chicks. What does he try to eat that upsets the teacher? Argus also has a special place to dig when the class goes outside to see how their chicks peck in the grass. Sally is not sure that she likes having a chick that is different from everyone else’s chicks, but the teacher wants her to keep Argus. Then one day, Argus is not in his special area when Sally goes to bring him back inside. Will Sally be happy that Argus is gone? Will they be able to find him? Will Sally ever be happy that she has a chick that is different?
by Michelle Knudsen and illustrated by Andrea Wesson
In Sally’s class, they are doing a science project. When the teacher hands out eggs to the students, Sally notices that her egg is different from everyone else’s. The children keep the eggs in an incubator until they hatch. All of the other students have little chicks, but Sally’s chick is green, scales, and big yellow eyes. Sally names him Argus. Every day, the students measure and weigh their chicks, and Argus grows much faster than everyone else’s chick. Argus’s drawing (by Sally) is also different than the other students’ drawings. Argus also tries to eat things that are different than the other chicks. What does he try to eat that upsets the teacher? Argus also has a special place to dig when the class goes outside to see how their chicks peck in the grass. Sally is not sure that she likes having a chick that is different from everyone else’s chicks, but the teacher wants her to keep Argus. Then one day, Argus is not in his special area when Sally goes to bring him back inside. Will Sally be happy that Argus is gone? Will they be able to find him? Will Sally ever be happy that she has a chick that is different?
Tony Baloney
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Edwin Fotheringham
Tony Baloney is a macaroni penguin who loves lots of things, such as anything with wheels and his stuffed buddy, Dandelion. Tony does not like to get into trouble, but he cannot seem to help it. Tony is in the middle of his family, but Dandelion helps him feel special. When he plays with his big sister, Tony is always the cat. He is not happy about it, but he cannot take his sister when she gives him “the look.” When Tony gets tired of his sisters, Dandelion misbehaves, and Tony decides to take his important stuff to his hidey-space. After his Momma and Poppa talk to him about his behavior, Tony likes to talk about it with Dandelion. Dandelion is a great listener. Tony and Dandelion also know they need to say they are sorry. Will Tony and Dandelion be able to say they are sorry? How long will Tony and Dandelion behave before they get into trouble again? What could cause them to get into trouble?
by Pam Muñoz Ryan and Edwin Fotheringham
Tony Baloney is a macaroni penguin who loves lots of things, such as anything with wheels and his stuffed buddy, Dandelion. Tony does not like to get into trouble, but he cannot seem to help it. Tony is in the middle of his family, but Dandelion helps him feel special. When he plays with his big sister, Tony is always the cat. He is not happy about it, but he cannot take his sister when she gives him “the look.” When Tony gets tired of his sisters, Dandelion misbehaves, and Tony decides to take his important stuff to his hidey-space. After his Momma and Poppa talk to him about his behavior, Tony likes to talk about it with Dandelion. Dandelion is a great listener. Tony and Dandelion also know they need to say they are sorry. Will Tony and Dandelion be able to say they are sorry? How long will Tony and Dandelion behave before they get into trouble again? What could cause them to get into trouble?
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